Bacchus after Jacopo Sansovino planter Note slight wear to right

Note slight wear to right front paw

Condition appropriate with age

forming part of its sublime character rather than detracting from its integrity

which sought to deceive the eye with lifelike illusion

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Bacchus after Jacopo Sansovino planter Note slight wear to rightA superb almost life size sculpture of Bacchus after Jacopo Sansovino. The original Florentine sculpture was created by Jacopo Sansovino in 1570. Sansovino was one of the greatest Renaissance sculptors and architects renowned for his works around Venice, particularly those in the Piazza San Marco. The sculpture is now housed in The Museo Nazionale or the Bargello in Florence. It was originally created for the garden of Giovanni Bartolini at the